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Stream in Virginia, USA
Big Branch
Tributary to Aarons Creek
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Location
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyMecklenburg
Physical characteristics
SourcePerkins Branch divide
 • locationabout 1 mile northwest of Siddon, Virginia
 • coordinates36°34′54″N 078°41′25″W / 36.58167°N 78.69028°W / 36.58167; -78.69028
 • elevation442 ft (135 m)
Mouth 
 • locationabout 1.5 miles northeast of Hitesburg, Virginia
 • coordinates36°33′14″N 078°42′33″W / 36.55389°N 78.70917°W / 36.55389; -78.70917
 • elevation318 ft (97 m)
Length3.00 mi (4.83 km)
Basin size2.39 square miles (6.2 km)
Discharge 
 • locationAarons Creek
 • average2.92 cu ft/s (0.083 m/s) at mouth with Aarons Creek
Basin features
ProgressionAarons CreekDan RiverRoanoke RiverAlbemarle SoundPamlico SoundAtlantic Ocean
River systemRoanoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesWhite House Road

Big Branch is a 3.00 mi (4.83 km) long 1st order tributary to Aarons Creek in Mecklenburg County, Virginia.

Course

Big Branch rises about 1 mile north of Siddon, Virginia, and then flows north-northwest to join Aarons Creek about 1.5 miles northeast of Hitesburg.

Watershed

Big Branch drains 2.39 square miles (6.2 km) of area, receives about 44.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 430.03, and is about 55% forested.

See also

References

  1. ^ "GNIS Detail - Big Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  2. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  4. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Big Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 17 August 2021.


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